Wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll .........................that's not really "correct" either LOL
HERE'S THE DEAL on intermediate shafts....................
The book indeed shows a "correct" orientation, which is designed to get the "then" distributor correctly set so that the factory assembly line folks could stick everything together, rinse, repeat.
BUT THERE IS A FLAW.......................
And that flaw is that some distributors do NOT have the drive tang oriented in the same position relative to the rotor that others do, and so even though you plug the gear in "correctly" by the book, the dist will not sit right either.
The FACT is that so far as getting the engine to run and correctly timed, you can actually throw the shaft in with your eyes closed, and toss the dist. in right after it, either 1 way or 180 different, and time it to wherever the rotor is pointing
You really should go to MyMopar and download yourself a factory service manual..........................